Socket wrench



H. F. HAYNEs SOCKET WRENCH Filed Feb. 1o. 192s May 3.' 1927.

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Patented vMay 3, 1927.

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Application led February10,`1926. SerialNo, 827455,33', l

I ratchet handle.y

i Another object of the inventio-n is toproduce `a socket. wrench which will be ofv a f' simple construction and cheap to manufacture.

This invention is illustrated 1n the accompanying drawing, wherein vFigure l is a perspective view of one form;

of the improved socket wrench;

Fig. 2 isa sectional view taken on the Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary view shown prin cipally in longitudinal section and illustrating a modified form of wrench, and

Fig. 5 .isalongitudinal sectional view throughy ay further modification of the wrench.

n the form illustrated in Figs. l, 2 and 3, the body portion l of the wrench is formed as a tube which is of uniform diameter throughout its length and hexagonal in cross section so that nuts and bolt heads may be received in its forward end. The forward end portionfof the body will, therefore, constitute a nut-receiving socket. The handle 2, which is preferably formed of wood but may be of metal or any other desired material, has its fo-rward end portion 3 of a reduced diameter to provide an' annular shoulder 4t and. the veXtreme for# ward end 5 of the reduced end portion 3 further reduced and shaped in cross section to fit snugly within the rear end portion of the tubular body 1, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. It will, therefore, be seen that the handle will be prevented from turning in the body and a nut received in. the forward end portion of the body will be eectively turned when rotary motion is applied to the handle. The sleeve 6 which is slidably received upon the body l has its bore 7 conforming in cross section to the body and, therefore, the sleeve will be prevented from rotating upon, thebodv but,

kmay be slid forwardly so'that it' will'l prol'gitudinally of vthe sleeve, as shown in Figs.

1 and 2, and this slot is adaptedto receive one end portionjof a securing pin 9 which passes through the -refduced end portion "5 I of the handle. and through openings 10 formed pin the tubular body 1. Thefpin' 9 serves not only as means to secure the handle in engagement with the body but also as means to limit sliding of the sleeve.' tsliould'be also noted that rearward niorve-vv f ment of the sleeve will be limited due `to engagement of its rear end with the shoulder 4. By lhaving the wrench formed, as shown,

or loosened withthe sleeve/extended' and jif the `nutis too; large'to lbe received in the socket portion of the bodyit will lit into the forward end portion'of the sleeve and-85 v abut against the forward end of the body.

If it is of the proper size to be received in the body, the forward end of the sleeve will engage with. a board through which the bolt carrying the nut is passed and the body will move forwardly through the sleeve to engage the nut. The wrench will then be turned to either tighten or loosen the nut.

i In the form illust-rated in Fig. 4, the body portion l1 is in the form of an elongated 95 metal rod which is preferably hexagonal in cross section and may be anchored in a handle of a conventional construction` or have its rear end portion shaped forreception i in a ratchet handle. At its forward end the body 1l is formed with a socket 12, prefi erably corresponding in sizer and `configuration to the socket formed of` thev forward end portion ofthe tubular body l1. The sleeve 13 which corresponds tothe sleeve 6 105 is slidably receivedupon the body 11- and portion df 'the `body 'having 'the socketl formedthereinnay be of an 'increased diameter so that the 'socket 19 mayjaccoxnmo- 'date nuts of greater diameter than those received 'in the socket 20. A handle may be secured Vin thees'cket 20 in any prefeired vr i'ff'so desired, but 'in the forml illusjti'ated in 5 it isfi'nter'i'ded 'to o'mt lthe yhandleand thereby produce a Wrench 'which 'Iiay `be conveniently Carried in a pocket.

o `lie body 18 'is for the major portion ofits ,length of an 'internaldiameter andY con- `figfii'zf'ation to `snugly 'receiye the enlarged end tion "oif 'the 'sleeve is internally :thickened and 'the smaller 'portion of the'body. yIt Will, therefore, be seen that the 'sleeve Will have jo' 'end 'portion forming a socket 22 which 'is 'of` 'greater 'diameter than the socket 19 'and its, other end portion forming'ra socket "23 Which-is' also of vgreater diameter 'than the 'socket 19 but of less diameter than the socket 22. This form 'o'f Wrench Ainay, therefore,

A recess 17 is formed in thev be used vfor engaging nuts or bolt heads of four different sizes. A Apin 24; passes transversely through the body and one end `portion .projects into a slot 25 yformed longitudinally in lthe sleeve.` The sleeve may, "therefore, be readily slid longitudinally of the body -to projecteither end of the sleeve `from the lbody but its sliding movement Will be limited and it cannot become entirely disengaged from the body,

yHax'fing thus described the invention, I claim: Y v

A socket Wrench comprising a handle having Iits forward end portion reduced to provide an abutment shoulder 'and the lforward 'end lof 'the reducedportion fu'rt'h'errreduced and non-circular in cross section, 'a' tubular socket ine'mber fit-ted upon the non-circular 'enfd o'f said handle and conforming to the contour thereof lin cross' section, said 'socket member projectingl forwardly :trom the lianydie for engagement with a nut to be turned, a pin passed t'ransverselythrou'gh the 'socket 'member and handle and having one 'end portion projecting from the lsocket member,

Aand a sleevel slidablev longitudinally upon said socket member and the reduced portion of said handle and having its bore co`r`1form-` ing to thefcntourfof "said socket member a'nd snugly receiving the same, a longitudinally extending slot" being formed in said 'sleeve and receiving the projected end portion of said pin to limit longitudinal'sliding 'of the sleeve. Y p r Tn testimony Wliereo I atlix my vsignature.

HOBART F. HAYN [Las] 

